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and we will continue to let everybody know in government or after they leave government that they have certainly obligations that they should carry out. but as i think has been indicated from these articles, whether or not the information they received is true, the writers of these articles have allstat stated unequivocally th have not come from the white house. what i'm saying is we consistently, whenever there is classified information that is put out into the public we try to find out where that came from. all right. okay. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. >> -- wisconsin? >> and that was president obama there speaking to reporters at the white house. we will have more on this story throughout the day on your local cbs stations on cbsnews.com and tonight on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. this has been a cbs news special report. i'm erica hill in new york. acceptance of sort of the gay community as legitimate people within our society is slow-moving, yes, but i think the slow s >> think slow steps are necessary. as i think you guys know, if you make a big broad ch
and we will continue to let everybody know in government or after they leave government that they have certainly obligations that they should carry out. but as i think has been indicated from these articles, whether or not the information they received is true, the writers of these articles have allstat stated unequivocally th have not come from the white house. what i'm saying is we consistently, whenever there is classified information that is put out into the public we try to find out where...
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, big government. and people are becoming more dependent on government under president obama. that's romney's message. what he said in that fund-raiser isn't really at odds at that. but as he said, it was the way it was phrased. >> thank you, january. >>> with me now, john mccain's manager when he ran for president in 2008. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> how damaging is this and all these reports of dissension in the romney camp? >> the two are unrelated. everybody has the youtube moment in politics. you just described the obama youtube moment. and you'll have a roomful of votes where someone will be taking a picture. there's no such thing as a living room where you can sort of let your hair down. and the fact that he let his hair down with a group of donors and it made news isn't really news in itself. what he does with it will be crick critical. this is a character building moment. american public looks in at various times during a campaign. i promise you they'll be locking in this week. it may b
, big government. and people are becoming more dependent on government under president obama. that's romney's message. what he said in that fund-raiser isn't really at odds at that. but as he said, it was the way it was phrased. >> thank you, january. >>> with me now, john mccain's manager when he ran for president in 2008. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> how damaging is this and all these reports of dissension in the romney camp? >> the two are unrelated....
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the "wall street journal" reports syria's government wants to use russian banks to sidestep economic sanctions imposed by the west. those sanctions are aimed at syria's oil industry and financial institutions. they don't apply to russian companies that do not do business in the west. >>> "usa today" reports the justice department is ready to release dozens of federal prisoners after they were locked up, an appeals court ruled they had not committed a federal crime. >>> britain's "guardian" says pope benedict's butler faces six years in prison for allegedly stealing documents from the papal apartment. on monday, a judge ordered the butler to stand trial for leaking the letters, which contained embarrassing allegations of corruption at the vatican. >>> "the chicago tribune" reports congressman jesse jackson jr. has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. has been on medical leave for o more than two months, and he's up for re-election in november. >>> and "the new york daily news" says a car thief here in manhattan drove away with a maserati while the car's owner stood nearby. the owner
the "wall street journal" reports syria's government wants to use russian banks to sidestep economic sanctions imposed by the west. those sanctions are aimed at syria's oil industry and financial institutions. they don't apply to russian companies that do not do business in the west. >>> "usa today" reports the justice department is ready to release dozens of federal prisoners after they were locked up, an appeals court ruled they had not committed a federal crime....
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i think about it, charlie, if the egyptian government issued such a statement or later the libyan government or the yemeni government, i think the u.s. response would have been, that's inappropriate, that this is not the time to talk about apologies for a video that the american government had nothing to do with, which was first played, as i understand it, back in july, but rather to say that these attacks were inappropriate. certainly not justified, and i think that was the essence of what he was saying. >> senator, as you know, the statement from the u.s. embassy in cairo was issued before there wb any attacks. they were issued because there was concern about protests. do you know that? >> no. i was not aware it was issued before there were any attacks. i still think, nora, you know, it implies that somehow the attacks could be justified by, again, a video that the u.s. government had nothing to do with, that came out in july and -- >> senator, forgive me, but that is the point of this whole thing. as the president said, the u.s. embassy in cairo issued that initial statement before these
i think about it, charlie, if the egyptian government issued such a statement or later the libyan government or the yemeni government, i think the u.s. response would have been, that's inappropriate, that this is not the time to talk about apologies for a video that the american government had nothing to do with, which was first played, as i understand it, back in july, but rather to say that these attacks were inappropriate. certainly not justified, and i think that was the essence of what he...
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and whenever government sees a big business, people in government think how can we tax it? >> reporter: in california where governor jerry brown has faced huge budget difficulties, voters were urged to end the death penalty as a cost saving measure. but that initiative was defeated. >> californians have always had a split personality when it comes to social issues. this is the state of jerry brown, but it's also the state of dirty harry. californians are liberal on some issues. but when it comes to crime, they have a very conservative streak. >> reporter: governor brown campaigned hard for proposition 30. which would raise taxes on the wealthy, largely to support education. >> vote yes on proposition 30. let's go! let's win! >> now, the fate of governor brown's prop 30 tax hike was not determined until early this morning. but finally it passed. and there have to be sighs of relief at schools and on college campuses across the state this morning. governor brown had promised that if voters had rejected the prop 30 tax hike that there would be cuts to education budgets of near
and whenever government sees a big business, people in government think how can we tax it? >> reporter: in california where governor jerry brown has faced huge budget difficulties, voters were urged to end the death penalty as a cost saving measure. but that initiative was defeated. >> californians have always had a split personality when it comes to social issues. this is the state of jerry brown, but it's also the state of dirty harry. californians are liberal on some issues. but...
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should it be government or the parents? it should be the parents. >> efforts to curb the obesity epidemic led to game changing laws across the country. a ban of happy meal toys in san francisco. calorie count menus in new york. the 32 million children who require school lunches in the u.s. >> you actually need breakfast and healthier foods to function your brain and body. >> and hungry for something else. >> for "cbs this morning," whit johnson, washington. >>> and celebrity chef jose andreas is working with mrs. obama on the anti-obesity campaign and joins us this morning. hello, chef. i guess can we assume no more tater tots. i love a good tater to the. >> the new news is that the first lady wants more vegetables, more fruits, more whole grains into every school. and the reason is obvious. >> that's what we all should want. why did it take so long do you think? i was shocked to hear that school lunches haven't changed in 15 years. >> believe it or not, one of the big issues really is the big agribusiness, the big food com
should it be government or the parents? it should be the parents. >> efforts to curb the obesity epidemic led to game changing laws across the country. a ban of happy meal toys in san francisco. calorie count menus in new york. the 32 million children who require school lunches in the u.s. >> you actually need breakfast and healthier foods to function your brain and body. >> and hungry for something else. >> for "cbs this morning," whit johnson, washington....
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how now does he govern? >> well, i don't know if i agree with you in terms of the president's policies, because poverwhelming victory in the electoral college and we know it's a divided country. i agree with half of what the speaker said, and he was very gracious, republicans have to rethink who they are but i don't think it was a mandate for john boehner and the house republicans. i think that, in fact, it's a mandate that the tea party got this rash thrashed. allen west in florida, joe walsh in illinois, who are prominent tea party people, who got swept out of office. i think it is a mandate for compromise. it is a mandate for people coming together, and that's very good news, but i certainly don't think, norah, that it means the people rejected the president's plan. i think it is an affirmation of what he campaigned on. >> and mr. speaker, let me ask you about that. what does this mean for the republican party? i mean the hispanic vote which is the fastest growing part of the electorate, obama won 71%. mi
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what about the government? google as received i think something like in the first half of this year more than 20,000 government requests for user data. can the government look at our emails? >> the government has got an interesting dating back to the mid-'90s there's an odd piece of legislation out there. if the e-mail is more than six months old a federal prosecutor can request it without having a full judge's sanction on a subpoena. fifth newer e-mail under six months that requires what most of us expect which is a judge's order which is a higher standard. so there are two levels out there but e-mail is one of the most highly discoverable and requested pieces of information out there in modern legislation. >> what's going to change, brian, because of all this? will anything change of how we look at this? >> people will have more understanding about the way that e-mail is highly transparent. we think it's this secret thing that just goes from me to you over a private pipeline. it does not. it's like this giant
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government be in conflict with us? i haven't really been able to under it so far. this is a serious question. >> very serious question. >> translator: politicians should sit down and answer this question. why should he disagree with one another. >> fair enough. oil ask them but what about your side? what can you do? what are you prepared to do? what changes have you made in terms of your attitude about the united states, your willingness to meet them halfway? >> translator: you personally -- you personally know that i have taken some big steps and i'm most is going to repeat them. but i think that many good things can to be done. one of them is this nuclear issue. iran's nuclear issue has gotten tire some. we should put this to rest. it would help a lot. now there's lack of security in the region and it's against everyone's interest in afghanistan, pakistan. we should cooperate to alleviate this lack of security. this is all doable. right now in the persian gulf there's more than 100 war ships in a small gulf. why are they there? well can -- >> in part because you
government be in conflict with us? i haven't really been able to under it so far. this is a serious question. >> very serious question. >> translator: politicians should sit down and answer this question. why should he disagree with one another. >> fair enough. oil ask them but what about your side? what can you do? what are you prepared to do? what changes have you made in terms of your attitude about the united states, your willingness to meet them halfway? >>...
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on one hand, they don't want to look like the big bad government or the big bad pentagon taking a guy to court who's got, you know, a silver star, five bronze stars, three devices, 12 deployments, and shot osama bin laden. on the other hand, they are kind of worried, what is the signal it sends when somebody does a book completely without any authorization, and then nothing happens to him? >> well, john, the pentagon said yesterday that this is the height of irresponsibility not to have this book checked by their pentagon officials because it could endanger lives. isn't this about the pentagon sending a message too to make sure there aren't other, you know, people involved in special operations commands to try and do something similar? >> i think you hit it on the head. and yesterday, george little, the pentagon spokesman, said that pentagon press secretary, said it's to me quite incredible that someone vested with preserving our nation's secrets, particularly in sensitive missions, didn't think to have this reviewed. of course, george little at the time of the operation was the spoke
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that has the government torn. at one point, this is a story they like. it's not just a good story. it's their best story and they want it told. but i think what irked them is the loss of control of who tells them how, what form. >> i want to come back to this quickly, though. there's been discussion between you and me and scott pelley based on his interview as to whether this was a capture first and kill if necessary. you seem to still doubt that. >> you know, i think the navy seal who did this interview will tell you, had they go on a capture or kill mission, if they go on a capture mission, they throw somebody in a body bag in the dark of night. if they're sent on a capture or kill mission, usually they leave the bag in the helicopter, charlie. >> john, thank you so much. you can see scott pelley's entire interview this sunday on "60 minutes" on cbs. >>> last night in montreal, an election night rally turned into a frightening scene. a gunman opened fire on a crowd as the new leader of quebec was giving her victory speech. >> she was not hurt and the suspect is in custody. terrel
that has the government torn. at one point, this is a story they like. it's not just a good story. it's their best story and they want it told. but i think what irked them is the loss of control of who tells them how, what form. >> i want to come back to this quickly, though. there's been discussion between you and me and scott pelley based on his interview as to whether this was a capture first and kill if necessary. you seem to still doubt that. >> you know, i think the navy seal...
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we're like, wait a minute, when did the government get in the business of defining for us the extent of our ministry. it's like we're being punished for serving a lot of people and we don't ask for baptismal certificates at the door. if we mitigate the strangling natures of those definitions for exemptions, we could say at least we can preserve our ministries and services. >> how much have you had in conversation? the last time you were with us, you said a long time you talked to the president, there were all these changes and you haven't talked to him since. have you reached out specifically to president obama to again say here's where our problem is? >> yes, and i appreciate the president reaching out. he doesn't want his administration to impede the good work that we do. haven't talked to him personally since mid-february, but we have taken up his invitation for the offices of our bishop's conference to continue to meet with his white house staff which we'll keep doing even though we're a bit frustrated that there doesn't seem to be significant progress. >> do you think there woul
we're like, wait a minute, when did the government get in the business of defining for us the extent of our ministry. it's like we're being punished for serving a lot of people and we don't ask for baptismal certificates at the door. if we mitigate the strangling natures of those definitions for exemptions, we could say at least we can preserve our ministries and services. >> how much have you had in conversation? the last time you were with us, you said a long time you talked to the...
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the israeli government denies. >>> the government backed mortgage giant has been hit with a lot of criticism over the housing crisis. >>> an interesting story in the wall street journal. nonstop flights stop for fuel. continental airlines has been using several flights to the east coast that have had to land early because they were low on fuel. >> comforting. >>> another airline headline in usa today. government forcing full disclosure on airfares. this one is about the advertised fares. they're going to have to reveal the actual cost of the flight, including fees and taxes. >> and just in time for breakfast. look at this from the boston globe. oj prices heat up and florida freeze fda study. fda is checking on the safety of a fungicide used by bra sdplil's orange zoeers. the price of orange juice has gone up 8% in the past year. >>> michelle obama has not read the book that made headlines this week. but gayle still has passionate reaction from the first lady. mrs. obama will separate fact from fiction ahead only on "cbs this morning." your local news is next. a teacher from san jose's o-b wh
the israeli government denies. >>> the government backed mortgage giant has been hit with a lot of criticism over the housing crisis. >>> an interesting story in the wall street journal. nonstop flights stop for fuel. continental airlines has been using several flights to the east coast that have had to land early because they were low on fuel. >> comforting. >>> another airline headline in usa today. government forcing full disclosure on airfares. this one is...
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the government says the drought is suddenly getting much worse. look at how much the conditions changed this week alone. the area in the extreme or exceptional drought grew from 13% of the country to now 20%. >>> syria's largest city, aleppo, is under siege this morning. government forces resumed their attack on rebel held areas in the city. u.s. officials fear a possible civilian massacre there. >>> state department sources also tell correspondent margaret brennan that syria's regime is literally running out of guns and cash. it can't find anyone to print money. and iran, its main weapons supplier, is having trouble sending arms. clarissa ward, one of the few reporters inside syria, met with rebel fighters south of aleppo and filed this report. >> reporter: one village at a time, using light weapons and homemade bombs, these fighters who call themselves the sham falcons have accomplished something very significant. they pushed government forces back and carved out an area of rebel control in the hills. their leader is an islamic scholar. thanks t
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he has government immunity. >>> and at 8:00, actor-comedian denis leary will join us in studio 57. >>> but first, we begin with a look at the day's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the federal government -- >> what they said to arizona is drop dead, arizona. drop dead and go away. we're going to ignore you. >> the supreme court rules on arizona's controversial immigration law. >> three of the four contested provisions thrown out but one very controversial show me your papers provision left in place. >> the power for police to ask about one's immigration status when they have reasonable suspicion to do so. >> reasonable suspicion. what in the world is that? >> reasonable suspicion. define it. >> now you need to go to law school. >>> tropical storm debby is stalled off florida's gulf coast. >> there are 35,000 people without power. >> four to eight additional inches of rainfall. >> we declared a state of emergency to coordinate state resources. >> rescuers plucking a family of nine from a vacation house. >> out west, fire crews in colorado are trying to contain eight huge wild
he has government immunity. >>> and at 8:00, actor-comedian denis leary will join us in studio 57. >>> but first, we begin with a look at the day's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the federal government -- >> what they said to arizona is drop dead, arizona. drop dead and go away. we're going to ignore you. >> the supreme court rules on arizona's controversial immigration law. >> three of the four contested provisions thrown out but...
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the aid package is meant to shore up egypt's economy and keep the newest government from drifting too far from american politics. >>> "usa today" says voice mail is declining with texting. jooj, internet phone company, says the number of voicemails left on user accounts fell 8% in july compared to a year ago. the number of calls to check voice mail fell 14%. >>> the "boston globe" says tiger woods hit another milestone monday. his third-place finish at the deutsche bank championship makes woods the first man to earn $100 million on the pga tour. over 16 years, he's won an average of $362,000 a tournament. >>> and the gentle giant who starred with tom hanks in "the green mile" has died. the "los angeles times" says michael clarke duncan, a former ditch-digger in chicago, followed his dream to hollywood, and we're going to have more on duncan's death, including reaction from hanks in our next hour. >>> it is >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by pronamel. help protect your enamel against the effects of acid erosion. >> i like to drink orange juice or add lemon in my wa
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they are negotiating with the tunisian government. he's reportedly behind that posting claiming responsibility. the question about him is that it probably doesn't make him a leader of ansar al sharia claiming response about it but he may have had access to the leaders. i should add in they believe he was there at the scene of the attack not just posting information. >> what about these emails that have been on tand? many critics say they are a smoke gun. 24 hours after the attack we have this group claiming responsibility on facebook. we heard secretary clinton say posting something on facebook is not in and of itself evidence. what do you think? >> based on the number of terrorist attacks we've seen the early claims of responsibility are often inaccurate. sometimes one group will try to claim responsibility for somebody else's attack. when you see it you make note of it. it's good indicator but not evidence especially on facebook. what has happened since and this is significant is they've gotten signals intelligence, intercepts, huma
they are negotiating with the tunisian government. he's reportedly behind that posting claiming responsibility. the question about him is that it probably doesn't make him a leader of ansar al sharia claiming response about it but he may have had access to the leaders. i should add in they believe he was there at the scene of the attack not just posting information. >> what about these emails that have been on tand? many critics say they are a smoke gun. 24 hours after the attack we have...
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what will the republican governance look like and what will it mean for the people of our country. >> how much are you going to use this speech to say who mitt romney is, or how much are you going to use it to draw some contrast with barack obama? >> well, i'm going after ann romney, so i don't think -- yeah, i'm following ann romney. >> that's a tough act to follow. >> so, i think she'll cover the waterfront of who mitt romney is and is significantly more qualified than me to say it. >> so yours is the red meat speech. >> no, listen, i think you'll see me again is a good start. me being myself tonight talking about new jersey and what the new jersey experience could mean for the entire country, in terms of governing and making hard choices, and i think that that's the kind of speech you'll see tonight. >> at the convention, delegates and journalists alike, this idea of likability and let romney be romney. how do we figure out what that is and how does he accomplish that? >> he has to be himself. i mean, i think that's what people are starving for more than anything else right now fro
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postal service. >>> government scist >>> government scientists say a routine test for prostate cancer is so unreliable men should not take it. we'll get the american cancer society's view of the controversial new guidelines and talk with a survivor who believes the test saved his life. >>> the supreme court says no to a man fined $675,000 for downloading 30 songs. >> if it comes down to that, i have to declare bankruptcy. i don't have that money. it's not like i have a big pile of money sitting around. >> we'll show you what's at stake for joe and the recording industry. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by folgers, the best part of waking up is folgers in your cup. folgers in your cup. how's the camping trip? well, the kids had fun, but i think i slept on a rock. ♪ the best part of wakin' up what are you doing? having coffee. ohh. ♪ is folgers in your cup 8% every 10 years.age 40, we can start losing muscle -- having coffee. ohh. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've g
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. >> we simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle down. [ applause ] >> reporter: the delegates in the arena were ecstatic, and so apparently was mr. obama, who gave mr. clinton an extended bear hug and walked off the stage beaming. and the speech really lifted the spirits in that arena after a sort of embarrassing episode earlier in the day where the party had to publicly reword the democratic platform because they forgot to put a mention of god in there and the mention of jerusalem being the capital of israel. take a listen as party convention chairman and los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa announced that that language was going back in. >> all those delegates in favor, say aye. >> aye! >> all those delegates opposed, say no. >> no! >> in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of the vote is in the aff m affirmati affirmative. the motion is adopted. and the platform has been amended as shown on the screen. >> boo! >> definitely a hitch for the day. and, charlie and norah, that change from the platform only came after the republican part
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>> the syrian government had been promises the international red cross that it would gain access to the hardest hit area for the last six days. finally yesterday they allowed in aid workers and u.n. aid chief valerie amos, she's in syria now trying to negotiate for the free passage to the hardest hit areas. but certainly there are no indications yet that this mission will be successful. >> clarissa, thank you. now from capitol hill, democratic senator john kerry. he is, as you know, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. good morning, senator. >> good morning, charlie. >> senator, you have made a number of visits to syria before this crisis started. you know president assad well and had conversations with him. should we at this time follow the advice of senator mccain and engage in military strikes? is it that serious and is that the right thing to do? >> it is that serious. is that the right thing to do right now? i think not. you have to lay groundwork. the united states can't jump up one morning and saylet drop bombs on syrian tanks. there has to be a legal foundation an
>> the syrian government had been promises the international red cross that it would gain access to the hardest hit area for the last six days. finally yesterday they allowed in aid workers and u.n. aid chief valerie amos, she's in syria now trying to negotiate for the free passage to the hardest hit areas. but certainly there are no indications yet that this mission will be successful. >> clarissa, thank you. now from capitol hill, democratic senator john kerry. he is, as you know,...
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the government does not want you to be there. that in fact by virtue of being there, you are indeed something of a target. >> in domestic news, george huguely is waiting to hear how long he will be in prison. he found the former university of virginia lacrosse star guilty of second degree murdered and recommended a 26-year sentence. whit johnson is at the courthouse this morning in charlottesville, virginia. good morning. >> good morning, erica. the question has been did george huguely intend to kill her on that night when he barged into her apartment in a drunken rage. wednesday, the jury made clear that huguely is a killer but not one who premeditated his crime. some overwhelmed by emotion, george huguely's family burst out of the courtroom. the final result wednesday night summed up in the pouring rain by prosecutor dave chapman. >> there are no winners in this case. there's nothing but loss everywhere. >> after nine hours of jury deliberations, the 24-year-old former uva lacrosse player listened with no reaction as the judge
the government does not want you to be there. that in fact by virtue of being there, you are indeed something of a target. >> in domestic news, george huguely is waiting to hear how long he will be in prison. he found the former university of virginia lacrosse star guilty of second degree murdered and recommended a 26-year sentence. whit johnson is at the courthouse this morning in charlottesville, virginia. good morning. >> good morning, erica. the question has been did george...
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government forces resume their attack on rebel held areas in the city. u.s. officials fear a possible civilian massacre there. >> state department sources tell margaret brennan that syria's regime is running out of guns and cash. it can't find anyone to print money and iran the main weapons supplier is having trouble sending arms. clarissa ward one of the few reporters to get inside syria, met with rebel fighters south of aleppo and filed this report. >> one village at a time using weapons and homemade bombs. these fighters who call themselves the falcons, have accomplished something very significant. they've pushed government forces back and carved out an area of rebel control in the hills of jeb ella za wa. their leader is an islamic scholar. thanks to god, he said we have between 6,000 and 7,000 fighters. it has not been easy. the stark landscape is pock marked with the scars of heavy fighting. there are no syrian army troops left in this area. to opposition members, it's known as free syria. abu issa and his men fought inch by inch to hold this territory
government forces resume their attack on rebel held areas in the city. u.s. officials fear a possible civilian massacre there. >> state department sources tell margaret brennan that syria's regime is running out of guns and cash. it can't find anyone to print money and iran the main weapons supplier is having trouble sending arms. clarissa ward one of the few reporters to get inside syria, met with rebel fighters south of aleppo and filed this report. >> one village at a time using...
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government to help his family to leave china. he said if he could speak directly to president obama and hillary clinton, he would ask them to do something concrete, to protect his family. what's not at all clear in all of this is whether or not the chinese authorities will allow mr. chen and his family to leave china. >> so, he wants to leave and he wants his family to leave as well. will the united states promote that idea and offer him an opportunity to do that if the chinese permit it to happen? >> well, u.s. officials met with chen guangcheng earlier today and they confirm he has had a change of heart. tey haven't said anything beyond that. the big question is whether or not chinese authorities would allow him to leave. we also heard from the u.s. ambassador, gary locke, earlier today. he said chen guangcheng was in no way pressured to leave the u.s. embassy yesterday. what we do know is that the chinese government is extremely angry. they see this whole incident as unwanted american interference in chinese affairs and they'v
government to help his family to leave china. he said if he could speak directly to president obama and hillary clinton, he would ask them to do something concrete, to protect his family. what's not at all clear in all of this is whether or not the chinese authorities will allow mr. chen and his family to leave china. >> so, he wants to leave and he wants his family to leave as well. will the united states promote that idea and offer him an opportunity to do that if the chinese permit it...
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the government says it's been repaired and fixed. there's a massive gap between what the forest service says is available to them and what tombstone says is available. there are two separate issues here. there is one the issue of the repairs to the pipelines, the government has granted some permits. they'll grant some more. it's just a lot of messy red tape. the bigger issue here is the issue over land ownership. because tombstone says they have papers showing they've owned this continuously since 1881. used it since then right? >> yes. >> they should be able to do whatever they want there. the forest service says no. our land our rules. >> how will they set that will? >> that's what's in court right now. >> when will we have -- >> this wound its way to the supreme court for an injunction last week that was denied. so tombstone was not able to bring in more heavy machinery, but the battle continues in the court system. it could take some time. what tombstone is saying is valuable time is being wasted. >> necessity need the water now.
the government says it's been repaired and fixed. there's a massive gap between what the forest service says is available to them and what tombstone says is available. there are two separate issues here. there is one the issue of the repairs to the pipelines, the government has granted some permits. they'll grant some more. it's just a lot of messy red tape. the bigger issue here is the issue over land ownership. because tombstone says they have papers showing they've owned this continuously...
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. >>> syria's government has stepped up its assault on rebel forces in syria's largest city, aleppo. opposition troops are claiming a number of victories outside the city, but casualties are growing and hundreds of thousands are fleeing the city. charlie d'agata filed this report from inside syria. >> reporter: what's clear is that the battle for aleppo is raging on. what is less clear is who's winning. syrian state television said that syrian forces had recaptured the southwest part of aleppo, but what we've heard from a former colonel who defected just last week, who's helping to coordinate the rebel effort there, is that the rebels are holding strong. in fact, he says that they're making progress, going neighborhood by neighborhood, only finding resistance at certain areas like government buildings and bridges, and then they are prone and vulnerable to snipers being penned in by heavy bombardment. but the rebels did score a victory just northwest of aleppo. they overran a government outpost and they captured something between eight and ten tanks, a lot of trucks with ammunition an
. >>> syria's government has stepped up its assault on rebel forces in syria's largest city, aleppo. opposition troops are claiming a number of victories outside the city, but casualties are growing and hundreds of thousands are fleeing the city. charlie d'agata filed this report from inside syria. >> reporter: what's clear is that the battle for aleppo is raging on. what is less clear is who's winning. syrian state television said that syrian forces had recaptured the southwest...
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we'll see if he's trying to send a message to britain's government. we'll be right back. [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the enamel. he recommended that i use it every time i brush. you feel like there is something that you're doing to help safeguard against the acid erosion. and i believe it's doing a good job. to help safeguard against the acid erosion. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ ♪make just one someone happy ♪and you will be happy too. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only ca
we'll see if he's trying to send a message to britain's government. we'll be right back. [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to...
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>> look, the federal government's role is to support local and state government. it isn't the expectation shouldn't be anything more than that. when you raise expectations beyond that it is impossible for fema to respond to local responses if the local governments and state governments decide not to do it. >> you were campaigning in florida with governor romney saying that the president, president obama doesn't have the humility to reach out and find common ground to solve problems. why would you say that? >> well, i was struck in these three events with governor romney, these are partisan conservative republican crowds, 5,000 each maybe in each one of these stops. i was struck by their response to his appeal to bipartisanship and his commitment to do so. i think the country irrespective of ideology is yearning for political figures to be creative and innovative and determined to find common ground. i think the president has spent most of his time explaining away why it hasn't worked the way he wanted to and dividing the country. i'm not optimistic if he's re-elec
>> look, the federal government's role is to support local and state government. it isn't the expectation shouldn't be anything more than that. when you raise expectations beyond that it is impossible for fema to respond to local responses if the local governments and state governments decide not to do it. >> you were campaigning in florida with governor romney saying that the president, president obama doesn't have the humility to reach out and find common ground to solve problems....
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and i think we're not going to get it from a government leak. i mean, i think -- that's the bright line, protecting the actual identity of an informant more than the existence. but i think al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, they know who he is now and they probably have his picture. they do publish a magazine. i suspect fairly soon they'll have their own story about the informant and their own take on it, which will be pretty interesting. >> so, there will be a real effort to protect him. >> yeah. i mean, he's going to be somewhere else with his family, with a new identity and a big pile of cash. i think he'll be all right. >> great to see you. >> you, too. >> time now to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. "usa today" says the government is set to release new standards for science education. a report released thursday showed eighth graders' knowledge of basic science rose slightly last year. 32% rated proficient or above. >>> have you read about the a mayan prediction the world will end? they covered a calendar in g
and i think we're not going to get it from a government leak. i mean, i think -- that's the bright line, protecting the actual identity of an informant more than the existence. but i think al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, they know who he is now and they probably have his picture. they do publish a magazine. i suspect fairly soon they'll have their own story about the informant and their own take on it, which will be pretty interesting. >> so, there will be a real effort to protect him....
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cost the federal government 20 to 25, i think, billion dollars. it depends what number you want to use. the truth is, it's a lot of money. whatever the number is, it's a lot of money. we're already struggling. my first budget was a $3.7 billion budget. the second one $1.7 billion deficit. we're struggling to make sure we fund the k-12. any expansion of medicaid, which is growing at 3.5 times the general revenue is going to be tough. we want jobs. we've had the biggest drop in unemployment in the country since i became governor other than one state. that's what we need to be doing. get our citizens back to work so they can afford their own health care. the problem with obama care is it doesn't deal with the core issue. the core issue of the health care reform should be how do we reduce the cost of health care. this doesn't do anything to reduce the cost of health care. that's what we should be doing. make sure people know what things cost in health care. give people more choice. make sure that individuals get the same tax breaks as employers. rewar
cost the federal government 20 to 25, i think, billion dollars. it depends what number you want to use. the truth is, it's a lot of money. whatever the number is, it's a lot of money. we're already struggling. my first budget was a $3.7 billion budget. the second one $1.7 billion deficit. we're struggling to make sure we fund the k-12. any expansion of medicaid, which is growing at 3.5 times the general revenue is going to be tough. we want jobs. we've had the biggest drop in unemployment in...
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they're big government conservatives. that's why there's frustration out there panned that's why people started the tea party movement. i don't know why people don't understand this. >> looking at congressman, at how fractured it may appear to some people, can there be any sort of coalition among -- for a republican candidate? let's leave the conservative issue outside of it. can the republican party come together on one message? >> well, obviously. that's what we're doing. we're bringing people together with a freedom message. it's not divisive because it's based on tolerance and acceptance. it's based on conservative principles of balanced budgets. you bring people together and i love the fact that you use the word coalition because most people phrase that question by saying oh, how are you going to compromise with big spenders so you can gather people in. your question was a perfect question and framed correctly. you want to build coalitions because different people want limited government for different reasons. if you
they're big government conservatives. that's why there's frustration out there panned that's why people started the tea party movement. i don't know why people don't understand this. >> looking at congressman, at how fractured it may appear to some people, can there be any sort of coalition among -- for a republican candidate? let's leave the conservative issue outside of it. can the republican party come together on one message? >> well, obviously. that's what we're doing. we're...
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there are a lot of people in our government really top officials in our government working night and day to resolve this issue. frankly, i don't know how it will be resolved and so we continue to hope and pray that soon it will be resolved. but top officials are really working on this and i'm grateful for their efforts. >> well, i assumed by that you mean that the president and secretary of defense and everyone who has direct contact. >> that's right, charlie. i've talked to the president about this on a couple of occasions. i've talked to the secretary of defense, secretary of state and national security adviser i talked to general dempsey yesterday who was in the region a week ago meeting with military leaders. and i've been assured by all of them, they're going to do everything they can to resolve this and i believe them. >> do you understand why he's being held? >> i understand what has been written. but this is the first time that ngos have ever really come under this kind of attack by a government in any country. these ngos have been working for years, charlie, in democracy-bui
there are a lot of people in our government really top officials in our government working night and day to resolve this issue. frankly, i don't know how it will be resolved and so we continue to hope and pray that soon it will be resolved. but top officials are really working on this and i'm grateful for their efforts. >> well, i assumed by that you mean that the president and secretary of defense and everyone who has direct contact. >> that's right, charlie. i've talked to the...
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today's the last day the airlines can exclude most government taxes and fees in their advertised price for a flight. starting tomorrow, they have to disclose the entire price or face fines from the department of transportation. >> 7:15. that works perfectly. >> kate hanni, founder of flyers rights.org helped to push through the new regulations. >> this rule brings transparency to passengers and predictability to their trips. it was necessary because the airlines have implemented many things which people would considered deceptive practices but weren't breaking the law. now if they do them, they will be breaking the law. >> for a typical ticket, government tacks and fees can add as much as $60 to the price of the ticket. right now, airline ads can market the price for just $215. tomorrow, they'll have to tell you up front the real cost is $260. for an international flight, it can be greater. taxes and fees can push the flight of a new york to london flight advertised at $151 all the way to $735. >> these are all things the airlines don't want us to know. they want to keep us in the dark
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the federal government is investigating jackson's campaign finances. that probe began before jackson took a medical leave from congress. >>> the "wall street journal" reports medicare is using patient satisfaction to determine hospital payments, nearly $1 billion will be handed out over the next year based on a patient survey. hospitals with high scores get a bonus. those with low scores lose money. >> in montana, bat weather is hampering the search for two hikers. rescuers battled 70 mile-per-hour winds and five-foot tall snow drifts on sunday. the two men were reported missing by their families on friday when they mis this national weather report sponsored by charmin ultra strong. holds up for a more dependable clean. >>> hollywood banker brian mulligan is suing the los angeles police over severe beating. but now his own words may be used against him. >> i know this sounds crazy. >> this morning, we look at the newly released tape that backs up the lapd story. >> l.a. drivers know sometimes you're late because of traffic. it happened to the space shu
the federal government is investigating jackson's campaign finances. that probe began before jackson took a medical leave from congress. >>> the "wall street journal" reports medicare is using patient satisfaction to determine hospital payments, nearly $1 billion will be handed out over the next year based on a patient survey. hospitals with high scores get a bonus. those with low scores lose money. >> in montana, bat weather is hampering the search for two hikers....
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there is corruption in that government. and president karzai acknowledges it himself. that's a very good going in position, frankly. he talks about partnering with us. he talks about work within the afghan government to eliminate culture of impunity. >> and you achieve the mission without being able to deal with that corruption in a significant way. >> well, we are dealing with the corruption. we can accomplish the mission dealing with it. but we won't solve it all at the same time. it's going to take time. >> and the pace of the afghan forces being able to take responsibility, you believe by 2014, when american forces are essentially withdrawn, the afghan force will be able to stabilize afghanistan and prevent a taliban takeover. >> by the end of 2014, it is the end of the isaf mission. i believe the ansf will have completed security transition by the end of 2014, they won't be alone. we'll still be there in some number, to be determined, which will continue the process of the professionalization of the afghan national security forces and the improvement of their capa
there is corruption in that government. and president karzai acknowledges it himself. that's a very good going in position, frankly. he talks about partnering with us. he talks about work within the afghan government to eliminate culture of impunity. >> and you achieve the mission without being able to deal with that corruption in a significant way. >> well, we are dealing with the corruption. we can accomplish the mission dealing with it. but we won't solve it all at the same time....
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those two issues of size and scope of government and then how -- the role government plays in creating sustained economic growth. huge difference of opinion on that. i think that's where the campaign plays out. president obama is making a case that economic security trumps everything else and is saying -- i think it's a false choice but he's saying, if we redistribute wealth, more people will benefit through government, receiving, you know, the chance to be secure in their economic livelihood. governor romney's approach is the one that's more traditional in our country which is to say, we need to create a climate of opportunity where people succeed and fail with government, you know, playing a role and building capacity, playing a role in providing security on a national level, playing a role for infrastructure but not trying to pick winners and losers all the time. that's a big difference. i hope the campaign is not about that and not about peripheral issues because this could be a defining election. this could be something that looks like, you know, 1980, where there was a clear choi
those two issues of size and scope of government and then how -- the role government plays in creating sustained economic growth. huge difference of opinion on that. i think that's where the campaign plays out. president obama is making a case that economic security trumps everything else and is saying -- i think it's a false choice but he's saying, if we redistribute wealth, more people will benefit through government, receiving, you know, the chance to be secure in their economic livelihood....
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government declared the haqqani network a terrorist organization. for that reason, the afghan government says that this is a possible attack by the haqqani network. they are the number one suspect in in particular bombing. elsewhere in the country, yesterday separately from this, we saw prince harry arrive at a british base in the south of the country. he starts a four-month tour as an apache helicopter pilot. of course, there are concerns that his security, too, as a potential target for insurgent attacks. rebecca? >> kitty logan, thank you so much. >>> the tech world was buzzing this week. several companies revealed their new devices hoping to steal apple's thunder. apple is expected to release the iphone 5 next week. joining us from los angeles is brian koom i. >> good morning. >> this is a huge week for tech rollouts. is everybody just trying to beat apple here? >> beat or catch up with. got to do that first. they have a long way to go. apple is dominant in the smartphone mine share race. they are one phone against many. it's hard to do apples t
government declared the haqqani network a terrorist organization. for that reason, the afghan government says that this is a possible attack by the haqqani network. they are the number one suspect in in particular bombing. elsewhere in the country, yesterday separately from this, we saw prince harry arrive at a british base in the south of the country. he starts a four-month tour as an apache helicopter pilot. of course, there are concerns that his security, too, as a potential target for...